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Near Pleasantville in Venango County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

Pithole City

 
 
Pithole City Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Mike Wintermantel, May 1, 2013
1. Pithole City Marker
Inscription. Site of oil boom town of 15,000. Established in 1865, a ghost town by 1868.
 
Erected 1966 by Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & CommerceNatural ResourcesSettlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1865.
 
Location. 41° 31.458′ N, 79° 34.912′ W. Marker is near Pleasantville, Pennsylvania, in Venango County. Marker is on Pithole Road, 2.3 miles east of Rouseville Road (Pennsylvania Route 227), on the right when traveling east. Located at the Historic Site. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Pleasantville PA 16341, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Pithole (within shouting distance of this marker); First Oil Pipeline (approx. 1.9 miles away); a different marker also named Pithole (approx. 2 miles away); Humboldt Refinery (approx. 4˝ miles away); John Franklin Carll (approx. 4.6 miles away); Coy Coquette Locates Gusher (approx. 5.1 miles away); Hyde & Egbert Farm, and the McCray Tract (approx. 5.2 miles away); Toll Bridge (approx. 5.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Pleasantville.
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Pithole City Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Mike Wintermantel, May 1, 2013
2. Pithole City Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on October 13, 2022. It was originally submitted on May 1, 2013, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 446 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on May 1, 2013, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

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